This is the Forward’s coverage of shootings involving or impacting Jews, many of which are motivated by antisemitism.
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Fast Forward Jewish Museum of Belgium to Reopen Four Months after Fatal Shootings
The Jewish Museum of Belgium will reopen fully to the public four months after four people were killed in a shooting attack there. The Brussels museum in a statement on its website said it will reopen on Sept. 14 as part of the European Day of Jewish Culture. The European Association for the Preservation and…
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News Police Probe Dan Markel Link to ‘Get’ Extortion Rabbis
In the days before his murder, Florida law professor Dan Markel was hired as a legal consultant in an explosive New Jersey divorce extortion case involving several Orthodox rabbis. Markel, who was gunned down outside his Tallahassee, Florida home on July 18, had been in touch with Rabbi Martin Wolmark, one of ten men arrested…
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News Dan Markel Killing Leaves Behind Puzzling Questions — and Wrenching Grief
The three weeks that have passed since the murder of Florida law professor Dan Markel have done little to lift the shroud of mystery surrounding the case. A brilliant legal mind deeply immersed in the life of his local Jewish community in Tallahassee, Markel is still being mourned by friends and colleagues who already miss…
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News Dan Markel Memorial Fund Raises $54K
A internet fund to benefit the sons of slain Florida law professor Dan Markel has been flooded with more than $54,000 dollars in donations, surpassing its initial goal. Markel, who was ambushed and shot to death July 18 as he pulled into the driveway of his Tallahassee home, left behind two sons, Benjamin and Lincoln….
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Fast Forward French Suspect in Brussels Jewish Museum Shooting Extradited to Belgium
The French suspect in a May 24 shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels that left four people dead was extradited to Belgium on Tuesday, a court spokeswoman said. Mehdi Nemmouche, 29, appealed a decision to extradite him in June. His lawyer had argued that Nemmouche feared he would be sent from Belgium to Israel,…
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Fast Forward Dan Markel Talking on Cell Phone When Shot as He Pulled Into Driveway
Law professor Dan Markel was reportedly talking on his cell phone and pulling into the driveway of his Florida home when he was ambushed and shot dead. The killer was waiting for Markel, 41, outside his home in Tallahassee on July 18 and followed Markel into the garage, ABC News reported. The attacker shot the…
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Fast Forward Dan Markel Slain in His Garage — Report Suggests He Knew Killer
Law professor Dan Markel was reportedly shot and killed in the garage of his Florida home — and cops are hunting a silver Toyota Prius seen leaving the scene of the puzzling crime. The new details were revealed in a heavily-redacted four-page police report obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper. The edited report said Markel’s…
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Fast Forward Police Hunt Mystery Car in Dan Markel Murder
Florida police are hunting for a mystery car spotted in the neighborhood of law professor Dan Markel around the time he was shot and killed in his home Friday. The Tallahassee Police Department says it is seeking information about the “vehicle of interest” spotted after the gunshot rang out around 11 am, the Tallahassee Democrat…
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